| abstract |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a body fluid sample collection system, an apparatus, and a method. The sample is collected at a first location and submitted to a first sample processing step. The sample can be transported to a second location and is subjected to a second sample processing step that does not introduce contaminants into the plasma portion of the sample formed from the first processing step. To. In one embodiment described herein, a device for collecting body fluid samples is provided. In embodiments, the body fluid may be blood. In embodiments where blood is collected, this embodiment may be useful for accurately collecting small volume fluid samples often associated with non-venous blood sampling. [Selection diagram] None |